Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-30

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soldiers meaae west o. tne Rockasa.
WASHINGTON. March 99.--AmonR The
warrants issued BY the Treasury De-
partmen, teday was one for el50.0oo In
favor OF the Board Of Managers ef the
National Home for Disabled voluniesR
Soldiers. 10 be used In the erection Of 9
hranch Home west Of the Rocky Moun-
tains.
Prrashea In the Flamea.
Iraiol IN. ~. March "a special
90 the Journal ehis morning states that
q DWELLING honse occupied BY Matthew
/ MAssick as Lndlowville. ten miles fram
this place, was buFned between l2 and l
O'Clock this morning. MAsaick and
three children perished in che flames.
The Coroner 10 Investigating the cause.
Maasisk IL an employe OF the LehiQh
Valley Railroad.
Cabinet Meeting.
WAsHrSarox, March 29.-Thers VS. q
full attendanee az the Cabinet meeting
today. The Treasury Department. vas
represented by Mr.. Fairchild.
csunteFGeilers Caught.
SANTA FE IN. M March 29.-Wm.
Gibson. Huehy BiRgs aud Frank Phelps
were arrested last nieht in a house on
Ssn Francisco sire {. for counterfeitin0.
A full outfit for expert connteFteiting
OF silver dollars vas captured with
them.
Trunk LlRe Prealdenta.
NEw YoRK, March 29.-The Trunk
Line Presidents AZ their meeting today
ratide1 the recent action Of the Excess
tive Committee continuing the orQanf-
katiou, and making Neg York The
headquarters for meetings. The record
- peel receipts ceases with the opera
ton Of the new Law. Messrs. Hickson
& Sergeant were present as representa-
tives Of the Grand Trunk Railway,
which recently rebelled against the
Western Association because dincren-
tial rates we're denied, aud this case
vas discussed by the meeting, but no
actien was taken. President Garrett,
Of the Baltimore and Ohio. was present
for the FIRST time In n year. The Joint
Executive Committee will meet tomor-
Fow.
A Maine MurdeFer Arrested.
BANooR (Me.l, March 29.-Oity Mar
shall Whitney has received despatch
from Oakland. California. announcing
the arrest Of Calvin Graves, the mur.
derer OF Game WaFdens Hill and Miles
at Fletcher Brook last fall.
Al AppOiatment Revoked.
wAsHNoroN, March %. The appoint
msRt made esterdaY Of Henry o. Bil-
iings, IS ReeeiveF Of the Land Once at
Hsilev, Idaho, has been revoked, and
Mr.. HALEY has been appointed Register
Of the Land Office st that place.
1--WE Baby Travellers.
PrrrsBuRo, March 29.-TEo small
travellers who bad no one 30 look after
them, attracted special attention at the
Uuion station In this city this morning.
One vas named Emil Boreck, 10 years
of ace, and the other Cassie Boreck,
years Of age. Attached 90 the coat OF
the elder boy was a card on which vas
written the address Of his father, j. q.
B8reok. No. AZ Third avenue, New Yerk,
20 whom the children we're being sent.
The story OF the elder boy vas thai the
mother had isft her home and taken the
two children 10 San Francisco. There
she left them, and they we're taken In
charge BY benevolent people who placed
them In an orphan asylum. Their
father heard where they we're and sent
for them. They had travelled all the
way alone from San Francisco 10 this
city, en- route 10 New Ysrk.
Men DISCHARGED.
PTrTsBURa, March 29.--The entire
forse OF clerks In the transfer station Of
the Pennsylvania Railway 10 this city
have been notified that after the
present. month'a business their services
gill BE- no longer required. NeaFly 100
men. receiving ealaF,ea OF from $50 10
klg5 per m0ath. will be thrown out OF
ssnploY Yment BY the abandonment Of tha
station. which is believed 70 be the hrEt
violent aof Of the Inter State Commeroo
lac. Heretofore all freiehs from either
Est or West, passing from the main
line Of tie PENNSYLVANIA rad. has BEEN
rebiIisd and transferred 10 this city; but
hereafter ail freight will be shipped 10
its destination without any transfer
Wkatsvsr.
Death OF General Ripley.
NKv YoEK, March 29-0sneral Roa-
veil p. RiUley vas stricken with apo.
uiexy While at breakfast at the New
York Hotel at o'cioak this morning,
and died At O'Clock tonight.
Death % Dr. Palmer.
NEwARK IN. -. March 29.-Dr. Rag
Palmer, the celebrated hymnologtst,
died here today.
SaN FaAscEsco. March 29.--Lss Ohnsk,
ths high 1indsr $40 shot snd killed Yen
Yasn, on sue 23fh OF Juiy last. Vas
s-ntenoad BY Jadys Toohy ihia msFa ina
10 be banged on Msy 27lh.
New Freight Rates en- mspa.
sAs PRlNonoo, March 29.-Uadsg the
nez tarih. as governed by the passage
Of the Interstate Commerce Law, the
rate on hops will be as follows! From
Pasids Coast terminal points 70 mis-
s11ri river znd can n1u pOint4 xl.I5
per 100 pJan1s; 10 81. Lgnis AMI com
mon ooinss, tls5 par 100 ppuads. and
q ca heaRS and comm0n potass, &l.9o
pr 100 pounds.
mawaiiaa sasaF fer new Xerk.
sAx FaaxcTsoo, NJ lreh -. --Tas Amer
loan sagaE Ksln Fy has on rtered the
9 10 g B. Sutf0n 10 load full cargo Of
hawNian sugar for New York. This q
tse first tune a vessel has been chartered
a this port for full sugar cargo fer
shaky nat Firm.
The Arm Of KaskelI A Co.. hasteFa, AZ
62s Kearny street aud 6i7 Sonnef street
1as been attached ~ the inssaDes of
essdit rs. who's claims aggregate about
ki2ss00.
uymen Cheated
sAs Joss. March Ill u announced
this sftsrnO0a on the personal authority
II Miss Eiesnor Oalboun, that she has
broken Der engsgsment 10 marrv WIN.
X. Hearst, soa o. 5enktoF Geo. Hearst.
shipptnE hnteIiigenee
PoaT ToWssExD, March -. Tho bark
Northwest, Capt AotaiFs. ~ days from
san Frsncisc1 20 Port Madison, passed
40 audsF saii a p. m.
Arrivsd--Bsrk EisioOFe, luDbsF iadsns
from P0rf b sksly Tor Ssn Francisco.
Barssofins Q1iokstep. ahip Rosonberg
aud btfk NaFthWesl.
Pear DrsoOvERT. March 23.-sAiisd-
Ssho aer Gsm.
PoEr GamB1A, March 29--AFrived--
Bsrkeatias Knakitat, ffom donolula.
FoET BLkKHLX, Magen 9.--Saiied-
Bsrk Eisinara, fsr san Pedro
DuNgxxKan Marek 29-One bark
passsi ID safd ard q bark and sehOonsr
passsd oatgaF6. Ci0uay, vith light Weaa
9ind
Ffs FasscBc0. March s9.--AFriFed-
atassssr GA. "a EIfsr. Nastfle.